Purdy Birds Silkie Boutique

10/31/2023

Trick or Treat? I say treat when customers share pictures of them enjoying their babies. Have fun and be safe chasing your little ghouls and goblins tonight. Happy Halloween!!!

10/22/2023

Who doesn't love ending their weekend by just sitting with their chickens and chilling? These Purdy Birds are such good therapy.

10/19/2023

Everyone is out and the last 3 are catching their breath and drying. I can't wait to move them out of the incubator to get my hands on them, count toes and love on the floofies. I know we only have a few short days with them before they go to new homes. Two of them will be gifted to a special little customer, who lost her favorite girl last month. It broke my heart for her because she loves all her chicken babies and is such a good little mama. She doesn't know it, but she is about to receive our two "picks of the litter" ,so to say. These would be the two we would retain for ourselves. I am excited to see her sweet face light up. I hope she will keep her love of the breed and become the next great breeder one day. I know they are going to be spoiled beyond belief.

10/19/2023

Seeing these sweet little pencil laced faces make us soooooo happy. We learned a lot this hatch from this pen. Two hens thought to carry the Pl gene do not, but one does. The two who don't will be moved to other project pens. We have also added two full pattern girls since we set these eggs. The next hatch should be a chef's kiss of perfection. There are 6 eggs left to hatch, and I am about to explode waiting to get my hands on these babies. We had a happy little accident and a pen 3 egg (splash calico/ crele) got placed in with pen 2 eggs and this baby is gorgeous. I have never hatched from that pen, but as gorgeous as this baby is, I might just have to soon! We will post more pictures when everyone is safely out and dry.

10/10/2023

Watching life grow is always a beautiful thing. These are pen 2 babies that will be available for local pickup soon . Pen 2 is our new grey/pencil laced pen with showgirl and frizzle possibilities. I also snuck a few eggs from under our red laced hen. 10 days until hatch little peeps. We can't wait to meet you and watch you grow in your future coops.

09/28/2023

We got some beautiful artwork from our favorite fan, 6 year old Gunner. Coming soon: Purdy Birds in Space! We love it Gunner and we love you! He did a phenomenal job drawing the perfect SOP silkie on the spaceship!

09/25/2023

Integrating growouts into a new pen today is going well. Miss Fancy Pants decided she wants to be broody and at 16 weeks has decided to take over Big Mama's clutch of eggs. Big Mama is just standing there with her jaw dropped like "Who does this little frizzle heifer think she is?"

Silkies are absolutely the most maternal animal on the planet and we just love them. The time is coming to make decisions on who stays and who goes, what colors do we decide to add, and picking birds to go into new pens. I love millies, but I am thinking hard on even trying this color. There are just so many beautiful variations of colors in this breed. We love them all and that is where chicken math gets crazy.

09/13/2023

Shout out to our newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Tell us where you are following from!!

Lewis Harper, Patricia Byrne, Doug Deerman Robinson, Kathleen DeMay Deys, Abbigail Young, Roger Mathe Kambale, Vhasa Terri Mulungu, Tansy Roeser, Rapiletsa Jele Molebatsi, Savanna Olive Mons, Débora Serafini, Dave Tomlinson, Ejb Farm, Sharon Moyer, Mg Chain, Steve Blessed, Joyce Plasil, Leonardo Dinglasan

09/12/2023

Hey there. How is everyone doing? Where are you from and show us your favorite showgirl! We love seeing those Purdy Birds!!!!

09/08/2023

A chef's kiss of perfection is in the eye of the beholder. We do not do this to get rich. Lord knows this feed alone keeps us in the hole. We do this because we are fascinated by unique and amazing birds. It is absolutely amazing to watch God's handy work at work. I never want this to stop taking my breath away. If it ever gets to the point where watching babies hatch and grow gets boring, I am done. We love unicorns around here. This is all about the birds that just take your breath away. That is our standard.

08/24/2023

Please be a she because you are the chocolate mottled of my dreams. People don't realize how many you have to hatch to get one like this. Our growout pens will be gone through soon with a fine toothed comb. Always growing and perfecting to achieve our personal goals for our flocks. We breed to our taste. That is what makes this worth it for us.

08/23/2023

Brother is pretty handsome too.

08/23/2023

Tell me you are gorgeous without saying you are gorgeous.

07/27/2023

The babies are getting big and beautiful.

07/13/2023

Grow outs just keep getting more precious.

06/29/2023

Due to temperatures, we will only be offering hatching eggs for local pickup from now until temperatures drop and the humidity isn't 900% here in the South.

06/28/2023

It has gone from monsoon season to Satan's armpit here in South Alabama. Here are a few tips to help you keep your babies cool. A lot of these we were already doing, but there are a few here that are genius and we will be adding to help our Purdy Birds survive this disrespectful heat and humidity.

06/23/2023

Testing testing 1.2.3.... we are starting to do a few test hatches from mottled eggs and grey pencil laced eggs. These little eggsperiments are the bee's knees and the most precious babies.

06/20/2023

Nothing makes my heart smile more that when two of your absolute favorites become parents and you have Itty Bitty versions of them to love. That is what it is all about...what makes your heart happy.

06/12/2023

Ok, these two grandma's are needing updated baby pictures of the grandchicks. We can't wait to see the babies growing up!!! Post em if you got em, please and thank you. Lol

05/29/2023

Mottled + frizzle = magic. I eek everytime I look at this baby. Please be a little pullet....pllllleaaaaaase!!!

05/24/2023

Just some newness to make you all smile from our fun pen .

05/21/2023

We really have our eyes on these two. They get more interesting every day.

05/18/2023

Since we only had one participant on the waffle, we are calling it. Thank you, Camella. Thank you for your donation, and we hope you enjoy your babies.

05/16/2023

Two days left before we draw. Toni just got out of the hospital having a skin graft to cover the hole the tumor left in her leg. Prayers for an easy recovery. If you want to enter or just donate but don't know how, reach out.

EGG WAFFLE time for benefit of this beautiful soul, Toni.

Toni has dedicated her life to teaching and being a guidance counselor for our youth. Toni has had major medical issues this past year that has taken away her ability to do what she loves in being a positive voice and advocate for her " babies" . The school she was working with has offered her job to someone else, and Toni needs our help. We will be waffling 24 of our : Blue/splash, partridge, chocolate/Mauve, paints, splash calico, eggs for Toni. She should not have to stress over simple things while she recovers . It is unacceptable to us how someone so pivotal in the lives of our youth can feel so alone in this.
Spots are $5 each. If any breeder friends want to join in, please reach out. The drawing for the winner will be two weeks from today to give this time to grow, and for incubators to be ready to hatch. Each participant will be automatically entered into a drawing for customer appreciation. Each like, share , and entry gains you a spot in that drawing.
[email protected] on PayPal ( friends and family) is how you pay for your spots. Spots will hopefully grow in support for this beautiful soul. Thank you all for being here to support us supporting a great friend. Xoxoxoxoxox
Please let me know when paid so I can double check you are entered correctly and what name your payment came through for the drawing.

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05/13/2023

Advice from Toni, the sweet friend we are doing the waffle for, to her graduates:

More years ago than I care to admit, I was preparing for graduation just like so many are. That means that I’m now one of the ones that gets to say things like “time flies” and “back when I was in school” and you get to roll your eyes. However, there are a few truths that I've learned over those years that I didn't believe then:

1. Listen to your grandparents. Truly hear what they have to say.

2. If you’re lucky (and if you pay attention), at about 25 years old, you’ll realize you should have been doing #1 all your life.

3. While high school might have been great, the coming years are better. You won’t know it till you’re living them, but the best years are yet to come.

4. No matter how much you promise each other you’ll keep in touch, it just won’t happen. Not because you don’t want to or don’t try to, life just has a way of taking people in different directions sometimes. However, there is a silver lining: I don't see my best friends from high school often, but believe me when I tell you that when we see one another, we pick up right where we left off. True friends are blessings. Count yours and count them again. Make sure they know how much they mean to you.

5. For the love of your future, stop posting nonsense on the internet! If you post it, it’s there. It doesn't go away, no matter how many times you think you might have deleted it. Just because your future boss may be thirty years older than you, don’t think they don’t know that Instagram, Twitter, tik tok and snapchat exist – yes, they know how to check more than just Facebook, and yes, it could cost you a great job… or more.

6. Take pictures. Take lots of them. (Remember, though, that you don’t have to post them all. See #5).

7. Be kind. Smile. If you wake up in the morning determined that it’s going to be a good day, that tends to rub off on people.

8. Yes, you do care what other people think of you. No one really believes you when you say you don't. BUT, it’s up to you why you care. Care for the right reasons. Care because you truly want to make a difference. Care because the legacy you leave will be made up of the impression you've made on others. Make it an unforgettable, inspiring legacy.

9. Learn to be independent. Quick. Learn how to balance your checkbook. Learn how to cook. Learn how to do your own laundry. Learn what credit is and get some. Yes, your parents love you. You want their respect? Show them your appreciation by being a productive adult. Don’t be that 20-something-year-old that people still think of as a teenager.

10. And “last, but certainly not least,” there IS a Manual on how to grow up. You probably have two or three in your house somewhere. Pick one up and study It when your day is hard. Pick one up and study It when your day is awesome. You want book knowledge that is “applicable to the real world?” Learn It. (There are some fantastic speeches and stories in red print 😉.)

I guarantee that in the coming weeks, some great quotes will be read in some great speeches. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams...” “You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes...” “What lies behind us and what lies before us…” “I took the road less traveled by…”

While these are all great quotes, I have the perfect one for you. It comes from the Manual, and it goes like this:

Do everything in love. -1 Corinthians 16:14. That, my friends, truly is the road less traveled. I assure you, though, that it will make all the difference.

Congratulations, graduates, on this wonderful, important, memorable occasion.

05/13/2023

Our poor babies can probably relate. Lol

05/11/2023

One more week to enter the TEACHER APPRECIATION waffle for Toni. You guys can donate directly to her GoFundMe, screenshot your donation and PM to us. We will happily enter you as many times as if you had sent it via PayPal..

EGG WAFFLE time for benefit of this beautiful soul, Toni.

Toni has dedicated her life to teaching and being a guidance counselor for our youth. Toni has had major medical issues this past year that has taken away her ability to do what she loves in being a positive voice and advocate for her " babies" . The school she was working with has offered her job to someone else, and Toni needs our help. We will be waffling 24 of our : Blue/splash, partridge, chocolate/Mauve, paints, splash calico, eggs for Toni. She should not have to stress over simple things while she recovers . It is unacceptable to us how someone so pivotal in the lives of our youth can feel so alone in this.
Spots are $5 each. If any breeder friends want to join in, please reach out. The drawing for the winner will be two weeks from today to give this time to grow, and for incubators to be ready to hatch. Each participant will be automatically entered into a drawing for customer appreciation. Each like, share , and entry gains you a spot in that drawing.
[email protected] on PayPal ( friends and family) is how you pay for your spots. Spots will hopefully grow in support for this beautiful soul. Thank you all for being here to support us supporting a great friend. Xoxoxoxoxox
Please let me know when paid so I can double check you are entered correctly and what name your payment came through for the drawing.

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05/06/2023

EGG WAFFLE time for benefit of this beautiful soul, Toni.

Toni has dedicated her life to teaching and being a guidance counselor for our youth. Toni has had major medical issues this past year that has taken away her ability to do what she loves in being a positive voice and advocate for her " babies" . The school she was working with has offered her job to someone else, and Toni needs our help. We will be waffling 24 of our : Blue/splash, partridge, chocolate/Mauve, paints, splash calico, eggs for Toni. She should not have to stress over simple things while she recovers . It is unacceptable to us how someone so pivotal in the lives of our youth can feel so alone in this.
Spots are $5 each. If any breeder friends want to join in, please reach out. The drawing for the winner will be two weeks from today to give this time to grow, and for incubators to be ready to hatch. Each participant will be automatically entered into a drawing for customer appreciation. Each like, share , and entry gains you a spot in that drawing.
[email protected] on PayPal ( friends and family) is how you pay for your spots. Spots will hopefully grow in support for this beautiful soul. Thank you all for being here to support us supporting a great friend. Xoxoxoxoxox
Please let me know when paid so I can double check you are entered correctly and what name your payment came through for the drawing.

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05/06/2023

Lord, what are we going to do with all these roos??? We will have some available soon for local pick up only. Most are from breeder eggs we hatched out this past fall. We have some mottled splits, several frizzles, blue, mauve and maybe a millie project roo. We haven't decided on him. Also, some splash calico project roos. It is starting to look like a hair club for men convention in the rooster room! We have to thin some out.

05/02/2023

THE COOP SCOOP

I spent all of Sunday cleaning out the old sand, washing the coops inside and out, refilling with fresh sand and fresh shavings in the nesting boxes, turning the soil in the run and adding barn lime and fresh sand , washing all the waterers and feeders good, and adding fresh sand and soil into their dust bath. I don't know who is more pleased, the chickens or me.

I know all this pretty white sand won't stay this way long. Yesterday afternoon I took my chair out there and hung out with my babies. It was probably as close to the beach as I will get for a while doing all these new project coops. I forgot what a slow process it is when you only have afternoons here and there and weekends to work on them.

We still have more brush to clear before we can move to tractor work, and then coop building! I know this abundance of roosters are ready for their own little garden homes with all the ladies they can love. This bachelor room grows more testosterone filled every day!!!! Maybe for our wedding anniversary, I can talk hubs into taking a week off and us working to get everything done. It would probably storm the entire week.

Sorry for the random coop scoop this morning. We hope you all are enjoying spring with your babies, and hope whatever plans you have for your flock comes together beautifully for you.

05/01/2023

Pretty boy Carl is a daddy.

05/01/2023

Meet Lord or Lady Gonzo hatched from Sweet Southern Silkies .We can't wait to see her feather out.

04/30/2023

Our conversations with our husbands. Keep up the good fight!!!

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04/28/2023

More grandbabies and step grands...eek!!! Skylar!!!! Amazingly awesome job incubating!!!! High five! Nailed it!

04/28/2023

Just look at our grandbabies.... eek....squishy shish shishy.... I just want to love them.

04/26/2023

Please help me wish my partner in chicken math crimes, Wendy Donofrio, a happy happy happy birthday today!!! I love you, and hope you have an amazing day!!!!

04/26/2023

And ...a happy pip day to Skylar!!! All this grandma news today has me excited....Purdy Birds babies everywhere today!!! We are praying for you guys to have the happiest hatches. I hope they all have my sense of humor and Wendy's fabulous hair. Lol It is great becoming a grandma!!!

04/25/2023

The grandchickies are coming!!!! Happy hatch day to Krissa!!! We are so excited for her!!!! We are two proud grandmas!!!

04/25/2023

We got these new spiffy incubator dividers in after the others failed . This will hopefully help to keep the colors separated and we won't have anymore question marks on mixed colored eggs. It fits the Nurture Right 360 like a boss! I don't see how these can possibly fail. Lockdown complete!!! We are excited to meet you little peeps.